Early trench tactics in the French Army

"Early trench tactics in the French Army" Table Of Contents:

• 1- Introduction
• 2- Historiography and sources
• 3- GQG and the changing doctrine of trench warfare
• 4- Writing a doctrine for trench warfare
• 5- The artillery annex
• 6- Orchestrating the break-in
• 7- GQG as agent of liaison and arbiter of strategy
• 8- Artillery
• 9- The guns of August
• 10- Pre-war doctrine
• 11- Baptême de feu and the early trench battles
• 12- The artillery revolution
• 13- Manifest disarray (9-11 May)
• 14- A tale of two divisions: introduction
• 15- Plans and preparation
• 16- From second Ypres to second Artois
• 17- The first phase - like marching in open terrain
• 18- A tale of two divisions, Part i
• 19- La Division Barbot
• 20- 34e Division d'Infanterie
• 21- Comparison159
• 22- Grignotage (12 May-12 June)
• 23- The second phase - fighting for a base de départ
• 24- Partial offensives: 77e DI after 11 Nay
• 25- Back to basics: 34e DI
• 26- The second general offensive, 13-18 June
• 27- The build-up to 16 June
• 28- Phase three - the second general offensive
• 29- A tale of two divisions, Part II
• 30- The attack on Chantecler
• 31- In memory of Barbot: 77e DI's attack on Souchez
• 32- A tale of two divisions: summary
• 33- Conclusion: the impact of second Artois
• 34- Appendix i.

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